‘Pot for Periods’ Bill Advances in New York | Sara Greenbaum
ALBANY, NY — A bill that would allow women suffering from severe menstrual cramps access to medical marijuana in New York has been given preliminary committee approval, sending the measure to the floor of the Assembly for consideration. The New York Assembly Health Committee approved Assembly Bill 582, which would add dysmenorrhea as a qualifying medical […]
‘Pot for Periods’ Bill Advances in New York | The Daily Chronic
Vermont Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Into Law | TJ Baker
MONTPELIER, VT — Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed into law a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program. Senate Bill 16, which received overwhelming support in both chambers of the state legislature, was aimed at improving access to medical marijuana in Vermont. Among the changes made by the new law: Patients and caregivers […]
Vermont Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Into Law | The Daily Chronic
US Marijuana Sales Are Higher Than These 10 Products and Services | Phillip Smith
Marijuana is legal in eight states and the District of Columbia, and medical marijuana is legal in nearly 30 (although often under quite restrictive regulatory schemes). Between the two, legal weed is generating total annual sales of between $ 4 billion and $ 4.5 billion. But legal marijuana sales are dwarfed by sales in the black market, […]
US Marijuana Sales Are Higher Than These 10 Products and Services | The Daily Chronic
New Jersey’s Next Governor Will Support Marijuana Reform | Scott Gacek
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey’s next governor will be kinder on marijuana than the outgoing Chris Christie, who has been the state’s largest roadblock to marijuana reform, from slowing implementation of medical marijuana in the state to blocking any attempts to legalize or decriminalize the plant. Both major party candidates elected in Tuesday’s primaries, Democrat […]
New Jersey’s Next Governor Will Support Marijuana Reform | The Daily Chronic
Which States Allow You to Grow Your Own Marijuana for Recreational Use? | Celeste Stiles
After the 2016 elections saw four more states legalizing recreational marijuana for adults, a total of eight states, and the District of Columbia, now have removed criminal penalties for the possession of marijuana by those 21 or older. But with legal, regulated marijuana sales still a year or more away, access to “legal” marijuana can still […]
Which States Allow You to Grow Your Own Marijuana for Recreational Use? | The Daily Chronic
Hemp History Week Launches Nationwide June 5-11, 2017 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp launched the 8th annual Hemp History Week, to occur June 5-11, 2017, throughout the country. As event organizers advocate for full federal legalization of industrial hemp farming this Spring, Hemp History Week raises awareness about the environmental sustainability, health benefits, regenerative agriculture potential, and […]
Hemp History Week Launches Nationwide June 5-11, 2017 | The Daily Chronic
SD Attorney General Foiled in Bid to Prosecute Tribal Marijuana Consultant | Phillip Smith
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley (R) thought he had the perfect case to help burnish his tough-on-pot prosecutorial credentials as he eyes the governorship in the socially conservative state. It didn’t work out that way, though. Eric Hagen, who was set to be sacrificed on the altar of Jackley’s ambitions, walked free last week […]
SD Attorney General Foiled in Bid to Prosecute Tribal Marijuana Consultant | The Daily Chronic
Nevada Judge Halts Early Start to Recreational Marijuana Sales | Scott Gacek
CARSON CITY, NV — Nevada’s anticipated July 1 start to recreational marijuana sales could be delayed following a judge’s ruling earlier this week on a complaint from the alcohol industry. A district judge issued an order Tuesday banning the state’s Department of Taxation from enforcing a May 31 application deadline for medical marijuana dispensaries applying […]
Nevada Judge Halts Early Start to Recreational Marijuana Sales | The Daily Chronic
South Dakota: Jury Acquits Tribal Marijuana Consultant on All Charges | TJ Baker
FLANDREAU, SD — A marijuana consultant from a Colorado-based firm has been found not guilty of drug-related charges related to his work with a South Dakota tribe’s failed attempt to open a marijuana cultivation facility and smoking lounge in 2015. Eric Hagen, president of the Colorado-based cannabis consulting firm Monarch America was charged with possession […]
South Dakota: Jury Acquits Tribal Marijuana Consultant on All Charges | The Daily Chronic
How Many States Will Legalize Marijuana This Year? | Phillip Smith
In the euphoric aftermath of marijuana legalization victories in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada last November, the marijuana blogosphere was alive with predictions about which states would be next to free the weed. But unlike the first eight states, which all legalized it via the initiative and referendum process, for legalization to win this year, […]
How Many States Will Legalize Marijuana This Year? | The Daily Chronic